Sinning

noun, verb

noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of committing a sin.

    "High sinnings do greatly dishonour God, wound conscience, reproach religion, stagger the weak, grieve the strong, open the mouths of the wicked, and provoke God to withdraw his gracious presence[…]"

  2. 2
    an act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of sin form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
  1. 1
    transgressing a moral or divine law wordnet

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offendingsinsin

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"Hypothetically a person can live a perfect life without sinning."

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